Thailand protests: police arrest student activist for sedition

Pro-democracy rallies continue with large event due to be held in Bangkok on Sunday

A prominent student protest leader in Thailand has been arrested on charges of sedition as pro-democracy rallies continued across the country.

Parit Chiwarak, 22, whose arrest was livestreamed on social media, was stopped on the outskirts of Bangkok on Friday night. As he was physically carried into a car, he raised his hand in a three-fingered salute - a gesture borrowed from the Hunger Games that is used by protesters and symbolises opposition to the military-backed government.